~ CAI YUE PAVILION’S OWNER HAD ARRIVED ~
Steward Qin was momentarily surprised and shook his head wryly: “I am sorry. I accompanied Wang Ye out of the Palace, but I couldn’t keep in touch with these things inside the Palace before. But later, I arrived in Western Guangdong, where the resources and population were sparse. In the winter, I often have to go hungry, even Wang Ye. He also needed to save a lot of charcoal. In the surrounding cities, the price of rice is too high. The monthly military payment that the Imperial Court pays is not even worth a single liter of rice. Furthermore, the Imperial Court is deducting the military salary too....”
Mu Yunyao’s heart became even more astonished as she listened to Steward Qin’s narration. She had only met Yue Wang twice. The first time was when she tumbled down the carriage and fell at his feet. At that time, she only felt that the person in front of her was as cold as water, and the blade-like brows and eyes were full of coldness. When she took a look at him, she felt her entire body covered with a piercing chill. With just a glance, it seemed her mind had torn apart. The second time was when Jin Wang sent her to Yue Wang’s residence. In the room, she only sneaked a glimpse, and she fainted.
Most of the memories regarding Yue Wang were from the complaints he had heard from Jin Wang. At that time, Yue Wang was already in charge of defending the Imperial Army guarding the Palace, and his status was quite impressive. She never thought that he would suffer so much in Western Guangdong. Many people would probably take it as a joke for a prince who was the direct descendant of the Empress to be worried about his livelihood.
Steward Qin gave a heavy sigh, “At the age of twelve, Wang Ye arrived in Western Guangdong. When he went there, he became seriously ill, and he almost couldn’t be cured. Later on, Wang Ye did his best to develop, but his conditions were limited. Now that winter had arrived, people would often be starving to death. We wait for these people to support Wang Ye, but they are useless, so we can’t help but do something for him. Fortunately, we have Miss Mu. If we can transport this ginger tea to Western Guangdong, it would greatly help.”
It was no wonder that Steward Qin would rush to pass the silver taels over to Yue Wang. He really needed more money. Furthermore, from the looks of it, she was afraid that everything was lacking.
“Since that’s the case, I will arrange it as soon as possible. I will fry a batch of ginger tea and send it to Wang Ye.”
“Alright... many thanks, Miss Mu. If there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to tell me. I will first return to Jin Xiu Garden and write a letter to inform Wang Ye about the good news.”
“Yes.”
When Steward Qin left, he couldn’t bear to part with the ginger tea in his hand, so he carried the bowl away with him.
Mu Yunyao looked at his back and couldn’t help but smile. She believed the conditions in Western Guangdong weren’t good, but it wasn’t as miserable as Steward Qin had said. After all, if there weren’t even any stuttering, how could they have the ability to nurture their own forces? However, all of these had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to borrow ginger tea’s strength to make Yue Wang owe her a favor, and when he becomes prosperous in the future, it is better to be able to take advantage of his power to make things more convenient for her.
Mu Yunyao thought carefully for a moment before calling Liu Liang in.
“Mistress.”
“Liu Liang, do you have people good at doing business?”
Whether it was Liu Liang, Shopkeeper Qian, Ding Yuelan, or others, too many people in Jingling City knew of them. It is so intriguing for some people because they need to buy a lot of food.
“Yes, I have. Qi Ming is both famous and good at business.”
“Alright.” Mu Yunyao nodded and passed over the paper in her hand. “Here’s what I need. Bring Qi Ming to take a look. See how much the price is and report it to me.”
“Yes, Mistress.”
On the other side, Steward Qin carried a bowl of ginger tea back to Jin Xiu Garden. Steward Qin couldn’t conceal the smile on his face, causing Yu Yi to be extremely curious: “Steward Qin, what’s on your side? It smells pretty good.”
Steward Qin quickly dodged, “This is a treasure. Go and entertain the guests quickly. Don’t ask what you shouldn’t ask. I remember that we have a lot of jewelry here, right?”
“There are quite a few of them. However, that person left behind those items. Although Master did not mention them, we shouldn’t use them carelessly....”
“Pick a set you can’t identify and send it to Miss Mu.”
Yu Yi was shocked: “Steward Qin, shouldn’t we discuss this with Master?”
“I told you to give it, so give it. If Master asks you, I will say I gave it, and it won’t affect you. Hmph.” With that, Steward Qin left with the ginger tea.
After arriving at the study room, he slowly drank the ginger tea. Feeling the warmth and satiety in his stomach, Steward Qin could not help but sigh. If he had met Miss Mu earlier, Master would not have had to work so hard. However, it was not too late for fate to have a chance to drink and peck at everything. The luck of their Master had finally arrived!
After finishing the two letters, Steward Qin handed them to Yu Yi: “Deliver them to Master personally. It’s so important and delivers it to Master in person.”
Yu Yi’s expression turned cold, and he hurriedly nodded. “Yes.”
After Mu Yunyao gave Liu Liang instructions, she watched the progress of Ni Yun Fang with peace of mind. Now that there were a few more stores given by the Governor’s wife and the scale of Ni Yun Fang even higher than before, she didn’t intend to rebuild the shops below. She only needs to carefully renovate them, and they can be used temporarily as a storefront in Ni Yun Fang.
The Beauty Booklet had been completed. As usual, Mu Yunyao carefully checked for any problems before sending one to each resident.
Now, her identity is different from before. She received many letters about custom-made clothes when she sent out the booklet. It can be said that as soon as she opened her mouth, she would receive nearly 40,000 taels of silver as payment. It just so happened that she planned to bribe Yue Wang, as this silver was just right for her.
The newly released Ni Yun Beauty Booklet was sought after by many people in Jingling City. On the other side, Tan Lin, the owner of Cai Yue Pavilion, came to Jingling City in a hurry. He had requested to see County Magistrate Zhao several times with numerous gifts but was chased out of Government Offices. It was attracting many people to rush over to watch the show.
Mu Yunyao was in the middle of instructing the female embroiderer to adjust her clothes when Jin Lan walked in quickly with a piece of paper in her hand. “Miss Lord Tan, the owner of Cai Yue Pavilion, has sent a letter. He wishes to meet you.”
Mu Yunyao took the invitation and skimmed through it before throwing it to the side, “When you go back, say that I’m the only one living at home with my mother. It’s really inconvenient to move around. Also, it’s really inappropriate to receive Lord Tan.”
“Yes, Miss.”
Not long after Jin Lan left, she returned with another post, “Miss, Lord Tan’s people said they want to invite you to have some tea at Bu Xian Luo....”
Mu Yunyao took the letter and opened it. She sees the silver notes inside it. After counting slightly, she said. “Such a large sum of money... However, there’s no reason for me to reject the money delivered to my doorstep. Go back and tell them that he came from afar as a guest. It’s already noon, so I’ll ask Lord Tan to visit me tomorrow.”
“Miss, could it be that you intend to let Tan Bawang off?” Jin Lan couldn’t stop herself from asking.
“I’m merely a business person, not an official. It doesn’t count even if I say so. The verdict details depend on County Magistrate Zhao. When I see Lord Tan, I want to discuss business.”
Thanks for the chapters! More tantalising references to our elusive male lead, but I want him to properly come back into the story! I enjoy the FL developing on her own, but as we all know she has this kind of strength, it would not be too soon for the ML to come back haha Goodness only knows when we'll see him again.
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I am not entirely sure... but this looks like she's about to destroy the other embroidery powerful family.
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